Comments on: Tyrann Mathieu’s bench press may call his work ethic into questionhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/26/tyrann-mathieus-bench-press-may-call-his-work-ethic-into-question/
ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comTue, 31 Mar 2015 18:07:46 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: kaisersocyhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/26/tyrann-mathieus-bench-press-may-call-his-work-ethic-into-question/#comment-2357273
Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:09:18 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2357273One of the kickers benched 225 13 times . I’m a professional chef and if a kicker can bench more than me I’d call it a day and slit my wrists. It’s the only honorable thing to do
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Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:04:29 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2356706IIRC, Fred Smoot has zero reps when attempting the bench & he turned out pretty well. That said, Mathieu is no Smoot when it comes to talent. He could be a great ST player but a full time CB may be a stretch. His last game on the public stage wasn’t too impressive against a team he was very familiar with.
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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:02:21 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-23561062 years ago i had a max bench of 145, and within a year i was able to bench 300 (could do 225 12 times).

I’d say he should be able to do more than 225 four times if you’re going to be an elite athlete or bring down people w\strength of a veteran nfl football player.

The point of the 225 bench is to evaluate your muscle endurance and shows how long you’ve been seriously lifting for.

If he’s a good hitter on tape that’s enough to prove how strong he is!

I’ve seen guys get drafted after doing 6 reps of the 225.

Players like Andre Smith and Jon Beason did 19 reps and were 1st rounders when they should have done at least 24.

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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:01:10 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2355926Kind of similar to Janoris Jenkins but not quite the same. However, I would love the Vikings to take a gamble on him in the 3rd round. Him and Percy would be boys for sure!! ha
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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:53:46 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2355815sounds like a perfect fit for the lions
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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:24:56 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-23557394 reps is bizarre.

It doesn’t give the impression that he wants to play bad enough, because somebody in his situation is expected to do all of the right things. And the #1 right thing to do was to get proper coaching and advice to prepare for this day, and he clearly was not prepared for this day. He still has a lot of talent and upside, but at some point he has to decide to want to work to improve himself, and he doesn’t strike me as the type that can do it on his own, he has to get hooked up with the right support team to help him and I doubt he has made wide choices there, otherwise he would have had more than 4 reps (barring any legitimate excuse as to why it was only 4).

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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:10:18 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2355706You can play the semantics game as much as you’d like but in your post from 9:09 this morning you absolutely did question his work ethic. Using the word “might” as in it “might mean he doesn’t have a good work ethic” really doesn’t change this.
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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:44:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2355651Must be EXTREMELY cool to be a kicker and get 13 reps. Good for that guy.

The work ethic questions about Mathieu are valid…but anybody who watched his last year unfold already knew there were red flags on him. Not a lot of guys enter the NFL already having needed to go through a full-fledged drug treatment program.

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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:25:49 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2355618Well when all you’re doing is lifting joints for a few months what’d you expect?
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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:03:18 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2355555Many CBs don’t even do the bench press at the combine. 4 reps does seem pretty darn weak, but good for him for trying.
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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:57:53 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2355543That’s amazingly poor to the point of being bizarre. The questions continue to build…
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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:47:27 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2355523Bench press does relate to what a CB can do in game. Being stronger improves your ability to jam receivers at the line of scrimmage.

As for Mathieu, this guy is a recipe for disaster. Doesn’t have a clear position, sucks in man coverage, has a small frame but likes to deliver big hits, gambles too much, bad work ethic, issues with drugs.

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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:47:23 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2355520I think the bengals or any team in reality will wait till the 7th round to take him
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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:46:54 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2355518Looks like hes got really long arms – That makes it harder to do as many reps as the short arm squaty guys.
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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:36:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2355499I think this was a deliberate ploy to purposly wow teams on his pro day. And realistically nobody expected him to have crazy numbers considering he missed an entire year of football.
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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:34:29 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2355496At least he showed up a lifted. He didn’t wimp out like that disgrace Teo. I wish nothing but the best for Mathieu, and all the worst for that liar Teo. All fans with brains will agree with me. Thank you in advance mortals.
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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:29:32 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2355486Great prospect for the Cowboys if he can keep his Wonderlic score down to a single digit.
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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:29:15 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1772931#comment-2355485Seems like he just wants a check.